In the memoirs of the sisters Sofya and Natalya Samuilova about pre-revolutionary childhood, about their beloved father—the provincial priest Sergiy, who later died in prison—there is a vivid echo of a bygone era. The fate of the Samuilov family is inextricably intertwined with the tragic fate of the country in the 20th century. Taking the reader into the Russian backwaters of the 1910s–1930s, the authors reveal the depths of human hearts—during the terrifying years of persecution of the Church—hearts that never lost faith, along with self-sacrifice and love.